DETECTIVES were last night questioning two people over the murder of a North Wales woman.

The 39-year-old man and 29-year old woman were held in Ellesmere Port yesterday afternoon and brought to North Wales for questioning about the murder of Kathryn Lorraine Jones.

The semi-naked body of the 45-year-old mum-of-one was found by two walkers off the A4212 Bala to Trawsfynydd road on June 18. She was battered to death.

Last night, a North Wales Police spokeswoman said the couple were the same two arrested and questioned last month before being released.

Further details about the couple were not released.

The body of Kathryn Jones, who was known as Lorraine to friends and family, was found partly clothed.

The divorcee suffered multiple head and body injuries but there was no evidence of sexual assault. The police believe her body was left at the lay-by after she was attacked somewhere else.

Ms Jones, mother of a teenage son, divided her time between Leeswood, near Mold, and Ellesmere Port and the investigation involved officers from both North Wales and Cheshire.

The couple re-arrested yesterday were interviewed at length by detectives and their home was searched.

A 47-year-old man from the Leeswood area was also arrested last month. He was released on police bail pending further inquiries.

Detectives appealed to the public for help in tracing the movements of Ms Jones.

Detective Chris Corcoran, leading the investigation, said the last known sighting of her was outside Elton post office near Ellesmere Port three days before her body was found. She was spotted on CCTV cameras.

Ms Jones also used the surname Lowe. Police were anxious for friends to contact police to help in their inquiries.